Protests by women’s collective stop eviction drive under Kolkata flyover

Protests by women’s collective stop eviction drive under Kolkata flyover

A women’s collective in West Bengal sent legal notices to local authorities and stopped the alleged “arbitrary and illegal” eviction drive planned for Saturday (August 23, 2025) in Kolkata’s Hastings area. Through legal intervention and repeated protests, the Muktokantha Mahila Samity, the current eviction drive has been cancelled, but insecurity looms over the residents in … Read more

What India searched for after the Air India plane crash: A digital reflection of collective anxiety

What India searched for after the Air India plane crash: A digital reflection of collective anxiety

A screen grab Google Trends showing spike in Google searches from Telangana after Ahmedabad air crash In the aftermath of the crash involving Air India flight AI171 in Ahmedabad, Google searches showed how people tried to seek answers, track developments, and understand the wider implications of the tragedy. Within hours of the crash, search interest … Read more

Wes Streeting to tell GPs collective action ‘only punishes patients’

Wes Streeting to tell GPs collective action ‘only punishes patients’

The health secretary is expected to urge GPs in England to end collective action and warn it will “only punish patients” in a speech on Friday. Addressing the Royal College of GPs conference in Liverpool, Wes Streeting is set to say he understands why doctors “wanted to give the previous government a kicking”. But he … Read more

Collective leadership ‘only way’ forward going into Assembly polls, says Sachin Pilot

Collective leadership ‘only way’ forward going into Assembly polls, says Sachin Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot made it clear on July 8 that he has buried the hatchet with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the advice of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, saying collective leadership was the “only way” forward going into the Assembly polls. In an exclusive interview with PTI just days after the crucial Rajasthan … Read more

Citizens’ collective criticises Khader’s decision to invite religious personalities

Citizens’ collective criticises Khader’s decision to invite religious personalities

Bengaluru  Jagruta Nagarika Karnataka, a citizens collective, has condemned Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader’s move of inviting religious personalities to give inspirational talks to the newly elected legislators. Mr. Khader had earlier said that people, including Rajya Sabha member and Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala D. Veerendra Heggade and founder of Art of Living Sri Sri Ravishankar, would … Read more

Opposition should take collective decision: Pawar on EC’s remote voting machine proposal

Opposition should take collective decision: Pawar on EC’s remote voting machine proposal

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar. File. | Photo Credit: – Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on January 15 said the Opposition should take a collective decision on Election Commission’s proposal regarding the remote electronic voting machine (RVM). He also said after a briefing by the election commission on Monday, if any … Read more

Collective leadership and decision making at all levels in Congress is my goal: Kharge

Collective leadership and decision making at all levels in Congress is my goal: Kharge

Senior Congress leader M. Mallikarjun Kharge, who filed a nomination for the AICC president’s post, said that the Congress will adopt a model of collective and inclusive leadership and decision making at all levels. He was speaking to mediapersons at Buddha Vihar on the outskirts of the Kalaburagi on Wednesday before leaving for Mysuru to … Read more